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The city’s overall atmosphere was noticeably relaxed at the 130th Boston Marathon, the result of Patriots’ Day coinciding with another prominent date: 4/20, better known as marijuana culture’s holiday, leaving many spectators unusually content to watch as if they were on the couch at home.
After being left off Nike’s Newbury Street storefront sign reading “Runners Welcome. Walkers Tolerated.” cyclists worldwide are calling on the company to include the underrepresented group with a simple addition: “Cyclists Acknowledged.”
Following the Paris Marathon’s ban on single-use water cups, the Boston Athletic Association announced plans to eliminate all porta-potties from the Boston Marathon as part of a new “self-contained waste” initiative.
Admitting they will never do better than YouTube running shoe sensation Connor Blalock, Running Warehouse announced the “surprisingly easy” decision to shutter operations as Blalock departs for Flagstaff, Arizona, after more than a decade with the company.
Acknowledging that some runners prefer the reassurance of returning the exact way they came rather than committing to a loop route, New Balance announced plans today to construct a state-of-the-art “OUT-AND-BACK” facility as an alternative to the “TRACK.”
UTICA, N.Y. — Not realizing he is not subject to doping regulations like professional runners, amateur runner Jason “Jay” Mercer has banned himself from all road racing competition for five years for the use of creatine—which is not banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency nor the International Olympic Committee, neither of which governs him.
